“Oh, that’s a big one,” grinned Donald Trump, signing an executive order in his first moments returning to office, giving notice of his intent to withdraw the United States from the World Health ...

One practical innovation in ensuring the robustness of foreign relations is mandatory use of national interest analysis (NIA). In countries such as Australia and New Zealand, an NIA is built into ...

Join Lowy Institute experts and guests as they examine the implications for Asia of Donald Trump’s re-election as US President. Our panellists will examine the consequences of his… ...

Syrian governments are notoriously opaque. Syria’s new regime under transitional President Ahmed al-Sharaa, is no exception. Having cancelled the existing Syrian Constitution, al-Sharaa governs with ...

The US aid freeze won’t break the Pacific, but it will create unnecessary disruptions. For Southeast Asia, the consequences are mixed, likely to hit Myanmar and Cambodia hardest, as well as those ...

The Trump administration has spent a week directing USAID and other government departments to remove any references to gender equality, women’s empowerment and LGBTQIA+ programs from their websites ...

In the face of geopolitical confrontation, technologies evolving faster than we can regulate them, populist politics and failing cooperation on climate, we must understand that the best way to manage ...

China and Indonesia recognise that they have overlapping claims in the South China Sea. However, this should not be construed as Indonesia’s acknowledging the legitimacy of the… Why the Philippines ...

Myanmar remains the scene of an unending crisis. More than 6000 civilians killed, 20,000 political prisoners, and more than 3 million internally displaced persons represent the human cost of a war ...

Small island countries have repeatedly shown exceptional leadership in matters relating to climate change, calling out laggards failing to adhere to their pledges to reduce greenhouse gas emissions ...

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